1. Background
The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (“the Fund”) was established on 22 December 2014 on the commencement of Part 6 of the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 (“NTMA Act 2014”). The National Treasury Management Agency (the “Agency” or the “Manager”) is the controller and manager of the Fund. Section 39(1) of the NTMA Act 2014 requires the Agency to hold or to invest the assets of the Fund (other than the directed investments) on a commercial basis in a manner designed to support economic activity and employment in the State. Sections 42, 43 and 47(4) of the NTMA Act 2014 enable the Minister for Finance to give directions to the Agency in relation to certain investments. Investments held as a result of Ministerial directions are referred to in these financial statements as “Directed Investments”.
The address of the Fund is National Treasury Management Agency, Treasury Building, Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2, D02 XN96.
Ownership of the Fund vests with the Minister for Finance and it is not traded in a public market nor does it file its financial statements with a securities commission or other regulatory organisation for the purpose of issuing any class of instruments in a public market.